Front-ranking Congress leader and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday completed the second round of his hectic three-day itinerary in Madhya Pradesh by focusing main attention towards identifying and motivating leaders among the youth to carry forward the Congress party’s message at the grassroot level.

Wary of its alliance partner BJP possibly using the Allahabad high court’s verdict to drum up support for it in the upcoming Assembly elections, the JD(U) on Tuesday said that it would not allow the emotive issue to become a part of the campaign in the state. It also said that those, who are not satisfied with the high court’s verdict, could go for an appeal in the Supreme Court.

The BJP on Tuesday said it is “unfortunate” that the Congress is raising the Babri Masjid demolition issue “again and again”. The party said the law is taking its course in the matter, advising the Congress against giving “edification”.

If anybody dies after consuming spurious liquor then the person who supplied the adulterated alcohol may even be punished with death.

Will former chief minister H.D. Kumara-swamy emerge as a “king-maker” yet again, or will his attempts to gain power remain just another damp squib? Giving rise to the speculation over HDK’s role — even as CM B.S. Yeddyurappa was fighting for survival, faced with a rebellion by 15, some said 20 MLAs led by ally-turned-critic M.P.

Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has acknowledged that Islamabad trained militant underground groups to fight against India in Kashmir — the first such clear admission by a top Pakistani government leader.

An anonymous call received at the police control room on Tuesday afternoon left the security agencies in a tizzy as the caller claimed that a “bomb” has been placed inside the Commonwealth Games Village.

Death of citizens after consuming spurious liquor can now lead to death penalty to the supplier of the adulterated alcohol. The Delhi government on Tuesday brought into force the new Excise Act by issuing a notification which provides for death penalty/ life imprisonment for those found guilty of supplying spurious liquor causing death. The

A 28-year-old jeweller was assaulted and locked up in his east Delhi shop on Tuesday afternoon by three unidentified assailants who took away jewellery worth lakhs of rupees.

The JD(U)’s mahadalit wing chief, Rajesh Kumar Sada, on Tuesday rejoined the party two days after quitting and saved Bihar’s ruling party from further embarrassment in the face of continuing attacks on chief minister Nitish Kumar.